My Contribution to #MillionsMissing

These are the shoes I sent to DC for a protest called MillionsMissing. Millions of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (also called chronic fatigue syndrome) are missing from their hobbies, schools, careers, and families because of an illness that receives insufficient research funding from the government. #millionsmissing

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Darla Nagel is an editor and writing tutor who has an invisible chronic illness. She wants to help other patients and enlighten health care professionals about our experiences. If you’d like to be alerted whenever she writes a new post, sign up by e-mailing [email protected].